Ken Fredette, House minority leader and a candidate for governor, delivered a low-key speech as he paced around the stage with a microphone talking conversationally about his career, with no cheering entourage or signs.

Candidate for governor Mary Mayhew told the Maine State Republican Party convention, “Janet Mills cannot have the keys to the Blaine House. The socialists in Portland cannot take over our state.” Janet Mills is the state's attorney general and a Democratic candidate for governor.

Candidate for governor, state Sen. Garrett Mason, of Lisbon Falls, in his speech to the Maine State Republican Party convention, pointed to many examples from the past of Mainers who dreamed big and played major roles in forging the nation.